маяк
Belarusian
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ. Cognate with Russian мая́к (maják).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]мая́к • (maják) m inan (genitive маяка́, nominative plural маякі́, genitive plural маяко́ў, relational adjective мая́чны)
- lighthouse (a tall structure in the form of a tower with signal lights that show the way to ships)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мая́к maják |
маякі́ majakí |
| genitive | маяка́ majaká |
маяко́ў majaków |
| dative | маяку́ majakú |
маяка́м majakám |
| accusative | мая́к maják |
маякі́ majakí |
| instrumental | маяко́м majakóm |
маяка́мі majakámi |
| locative | маяку́ majakú |
маяка́х majakáx |
| count form | — | маякі́1 majakí1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
[edit]- “маяк”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “маяк” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- мая́къ (maják) — pre-1918 spelling
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ (“lighthouse”), from Proto-Slavic *màjati (“to beckon”) + *-akъ (“masculine nominalizing suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]мая́к • (maják) m inan (genitive маяка́ or мая́ка*, nominative plural маяки́, genitive plural маяко́в, diminutive маячо́к) (* Nautical language sometimes keeps the stress on the stem.)
- lighthouse
- beacon
- Used as the call sign for some Soyuz missions: Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 & Soyuz T-15.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мая́к maják |
маяки́ majakí |
| genitive | маяка́, мая́ка△* majaká, majáka△* |
маяко́в majakóv |
| dative | маяку́ majakú |
маяка́м majakám |
| accusative | мая́к maják |
маяки́ majakí |
| instrumental | маяко́м majakóm |
маяка́ми majakámi |
| prepositional | маяке́ majaké |
маяка́х majakáx |
△ Irregular.
* Nautical language sometimes keeps the stress on the stem.
Derived terms
[edit]- маякну́ть pf (majaknútʹ)
Related terms
[edit]- мая́чить impf (majáčitʹ)
Descendants
[edit]- → Azerbaijani: mayak
- → Estonian: majakas
- → Finnish: majakka
- → Turkmen: maýak
- → Veps: majak
- → Uyghur: ماياك (mayak)
- → Uzbek: mayoq, mayak
References
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “маяк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
[edit]- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “маяк”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- See: Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “маячить”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Ukrainian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ (“lighthouse”), from Proto-Slavic *màjati (“to beckon”) + *-akъ (“masculine nominalizing suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]мая́к • (maják) m inan (genitive маяка́, nominative plural маяки́, genitive plural маякі́в)
- lighthouse, beacon
- (figurative) beacon, (that which points the way to something)
- a wooden watchtower
- a tree left standing after deforestation
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мая́к maják |
маяки́ majaký |
| genitive | маяка́ majaká |
маякі́в majakív |
| dative | маякові́ majakoví |
маяка́м majakám |
| accusative | мая́к maják |
маяки́ majaký |
| instrumental | маяко́м majakóm |
маяка́ми majakámy |
| locative | маяку́ majakú |
маяка́х majakáx |
| vocative | маяку́ majakú |
маяки́ majaký |
Further reading
[edit]- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “маяк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “маяк”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection][1]
- “маяк”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “маяк”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua][2]
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